motorbike
noun
mo·tor·bike
ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk 
: a small usually lightweight motorcycle
motorbike
intransitive verb
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The little girl was riding a mini motorbike with her father when a driver struck the pair.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
It’s gone from a bicycle with James Norton to a motorbike with Tom Brittney, and now the beautiful Triumph red car with Alphy.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Protesters arrived on foot, on motorbikes, in the backs of pickup trucks.
—Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
It’s gone from a bicycle with James Norton to a motorbike with Tom Brittney, and now the beautiful Triumph red car with Alphy.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Protesters arrived on foot, on motorbikes, in the backs of pickup trucks.
—Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
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“Motorbike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorbike. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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motorbike
noun
mo·tor·bike
ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk
: a light motorcycle
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